SimPE

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SimPE

Developer:	ambertation
Latest Release:	0.60 [1]
Release date:	November 14th, 2006 (version 0.60)
Platform:	Windows
Genre:	Simulation/Other
License:	Open Source

SimPE or Simple Package Editor is a package editor for The Sims 2. It allows users to edit neighborhoods, recolor existing objects, modify existing objects, create new objects, modify game behaviors and the like. It can also create sims2pack files, a handy way to distribute files that can be installed using the Content Installer that came with the game. The latest version includes a plug-in to edit a neighborhood's terrain (trees, roads, decorations, etc), a first for Sims 2 modding.

SimPE is entirely based on community work and so is released under the GNU GPL. The source code and older versions are available on SourceForge. It is listed as the "simpe project".

With the latest version, 0.60, SimPE is fully compatible with four expansion packs: The Sims 2: University, The Sims 2: Nightlife, The Sims 2: Open For Business and The Sims 2: Pets and the stuff packs The Sims 2: Family Fun Stuff and The Sims 2: Glamour Life Stuff. The current release is not yet compatible with the latest expansion pack, The Sims 2: Seasons. So far, there is no information on when it will be.

SimPE's website contains discussion forums related to using SimPE and, to a limited extent, the game. There are several tutorials on specific topics related to modifying the game and using SimPE in general. The site also contains a GUID database, which creators are encouraged to use to prevent conflicts in the game that could cause one object to replace another (this is known as a GUID conflict).

SimPE requires that the Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0 is installed for it to work.